CN1142739C

CN1142739C - Fruit feeder for squeezer machines

Info

Publication number: CN1142739C
Application number: CNB991009096A
Authority: CN
Inventors: Ro; R·O·丰特
Original assignee: Innovaciones Mecanicas SA
Current assignee: Innovaciones Mecanicas SA
Priority date: 1998-01-05
Filing date: 1999-01-05
Publication date: 2004-03-24
Anticipated expiration: 2019-01-05
Also published as: EP0927521B1; JPH11243932A; ES2148056B1; NZ333551A; ATE230569T1; ES2148056A1; AU9811498A; ZA9913B; IL128386A0; AR014235A1; DE69810582T2; AU738928B2; IL127693A0; BR9900004A; EP0927521A3; US5957043A; EP0927521A2; IL127693A; DK0927521T3; CN1223839A

Abstract

A fruit feeder for vending machines includes a container for fruit storage, a fruit elevator and a horizontal fruit conveyor. The elevator is composed of two vertical endless chains between which are mounted horizontal vanes and which elevate and eject the fruit. The horizontal transporter is composed of two rollers turning in different directions and which have helical ribbings of opposite inclinations, receiving the fruit from the elevator to transport them to a collecting trough of the squeezer.

Description

Fruit feeder for squeezer machines

Technical field

The present invention relates to fruit feeder for squeezer machines, it is manufactured make it guarantee that the fruit that will be squeezed flows to pressing device by the fruit storage device.

Background technology

The fruit crusher of the general conception fruit feedway of manually controlling and comprise low capacity, it can be limited to a delivery chute, with hand fruit is placed in the groove during use.

Summary of the invention

The objective of the invention is to be provided with big capacity and automatic fruit feedway, thereby can design automatic squeezer machine, it can for example be controlled by throwing coin.

The feedway of being invented has simple structure, thereby guarantees correct operation and supply with fruit reliably to squeezer.

According to the present invention, a kind of fruit feeder for squeezer machines is provided, the fruit elevator that it has the fruit storage cabinet, transported to a high position of squeezer top by storage cabinet and by above-mentioned high position to groove that receives fruit by squeezer or horizontal conveyer that mouth transports; Its elevator is made up of two vertical and parallel continuous chains that are synchronized with the movement, dihedral blade and straight blades alternately have been installed between them, the former works to carry the spoon of fruit, the fruit that the latter dishes out and carried by the dihedral blade at the end of the path that moves upward; Its horizontal conveyer is made up of two parallel-rollers adjacent to each other, they are with the rotation of opposite direction and have the spiral rib at reverse inclination angle, and its inclination angle becomes to make that they can export to its inlet conveying fruit squeezer from its elevator when roller rotates surely; The dihedral blade with one surface be installed on the chain, with respect to upward to directed downwards and be fixed in a strand joint of each chain, thereby in chain motion process up and down, this surface is parallel to this direction of motion, and another surface is protruding and be inclined upwardly respectively and downward-sloping, and it plays fruit and carries spoon when being inclined upwardly; And straight blades is at the strand joint of the fixed-site that is adjacent to its anterior longitudinal edge in each chain, therefore in chain motion process up and down, these straight blades are parallel to this direction of motion, and when changing the direction of motion, this straight blades is rotated, thus the fruit of when top change direction, dishing out and being carried by the dihedral blade of back.

According to the present invention, the fruit elevator is made up of the vertical conveyor with many horizontal blades, and its path that makes progress is along one of them wall of fruit storage cabinet, and each blade works to extract the extraction spoon that fruit is also upwards carried fruit.This conveyer has the device of discharging fruit from blade at the end of its path that makes progress, and fruit is admitted by horizontal conveyer afterwards.

Fruit feedway of the present invention should have for example by using photocell detection not have the device of fruit on horizontal Wheel Conveyors.This detect on the horizontal conveyer do not have fruit should drive the fruit elevator in case extract fruit from storage cabinet and fruit risen to them drop on the horizontal conveyer till.Just order elevator to stop in photocell detection during to the existing of fruit.Horizontal roller conveyer should start simultaneously with pressing device, and guaranteeing that fruit is flowed to machine, this process is detecting when not having fruit on the horizontal conveyor at every turn and carrying out repetition when starting squeezer each.

The roller of horizontal conveyer should rotate laterally from the inboard, is arranged to make them fruit can be promoted to the direction of motion on the spiral rib.The fruit that leaves conveyer is injury-free.

The fruit storage cabinet should have the base plate that tilts to fruit elevator direction and receive each fruit that comprises in the cupboard and do not block so that guarantee to squeeze function.

Feature that the present invention discloses and other feature are described an example of non-limiting embodiments shown in it hereinafter in more detail by accompanying drawing.

Description of drawings

In these accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 is the perspective illustration with squeezer of fruit feedway of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is the front view with squeezer of fruit feedway of the present invention, has wherein removed the Qianmen;

Fig. 3 is the right side view of machine shown in Figure 2, has wherein shed corresponding sidewall paneling;

Fig. 4 is the top view of machine shown in Figure 2, and it illustrates with bigger ratio and has removed its top;

Fig. 5 is a side view that is similar to Fig. 3, and it illustrates the top and the horizontal conveyer of elevator with bigger ratio.

The specific embodiment

Machine among Fig. 1 comprises fruit pressing device 1 and fruit feedway, and this fruit feedway is by fruit storage cabinet 2, fruit elevator 3 and totally formed with 4 horizontal conveyers of representing.

Elevator 3 upwards is delivered to a position that is positioned at the squeezer top with fruit 5 from the inside of fruit storage cabinet 2.They are pushed downwards on the horizontal conveyer 4 when fruit 5 arrives this higher position, and horizontal conveyer 4 is admitted fruit and they are delivered to the receiving slit or the receiving port 6 of squeezer 1.

As being clear that more the fruit elevator is made by two vertical and parallel chains 7 in Fig. 2～4, the motion of two chains 7 is synchronous and is formed by chain link 8, sees Fig. 5.Alternately be installed between two chains 7 is the dihedral blade 9 of level and the straight blades 10 of level.These blades all are connected on the strand joint of every chain, as being clearly shown that among Fig. 5.

Chain 7 is installed on the upper and lower opposite sprocket wheel that is connected in

axle

11 and 12, and one of them for example top axle is connected in drive motors 13, sees Fig. 4.

As can better understanding in Fig. 5, blade 9 has the dihedral of round end and is connected in one surface 14 on the chain link 8 of chain, and its another surface is 15 protruding.With respect to the direction of motion of chain, the rear is pointed on another surface 14 of

blade.Blade

9 and 10 is in position alternately or that adjoin each other.Blade 10 is connected on the corresponding chain link in the position near this blade longitudinal edge.

For described structure, the surface 14 of blade 9 is parallel to the direction of motion operation of chain along the upwards path of chain with to underpass, and surface 15 upwards stretching out and in underpass, stretching out with a downward inclination angle with a positive pitch in the path at chain.

Adopt this structure, the lifting spoon of fruit is played to promote from fruit storage cabinet 2 in the surface 15 of dihedral blade.

As for straight blades 10, they are at its path and be in the position that is parallel to chain in underpass of making progress, simultaneously owing to they are installed on the strand joint of each chain, thereby their rotate and are in position 10 ' on top when direction changes, they should promote the fruit carried by the dihedral blade of back in this position, thereby the fruit that should drop on the horizontal conveyer 4 is dished out.

Described horizontal conveyer is made up of two levels and parallel roller 16, these two rollers 16 outwards rotate with opposite direction from the inboard, and on their surface, has spiral rib 17, see Fig. 4, these spiral ribs have opposite inclination angle and are oriented such that in the roller rotary course they can carry fruit along direction shown in the arrow among Fig. 1, make them from admitted fruit by elevator 3 and be transported to the groove of squeezer 1 or till mouthfuls 6 o'clock always.

Roller 16 is a bit larger tham the width on the surface 15 of dihedral blade from the distance of elevator 3, so that blade can freely pass through.Between this group roller 16 and elevator 3, hinged supporting plate or ramp 18 can be set, can roll thereon from the fruit of elevator 3 and drop between two rollers 16 up to them.

Elevator should have photoelectric tube to be responsible for having or not fruit on the detection level conveyer 4.Do not have fruit if detect explanation, then elevator 3 should be driven, in case and arrive on the fruit arrival conveyer 4 and by photocell detection, then elevator 3 just should be stopped.Conveyer 4 should be with 1 while of squeezer setting in motion, and their driving can realize that it should be provided with corresponding selector switch 20 for this reason by for example throwing coin to machine.

Pressing device has one group of unshowned shower nozzle that is used for its cleaning.Addle and pericarp can be collected in the following container 21, see Fig. 2.

This machine should comprise cooling system so that fruit is remained on temperature desired.Selector switch 20 should comprise a traditional bags or a card pocket.This machine also can comprise a cup type conveying device 22, and it should be delivered to filling area from storage location with it and also be taken away by client at last.

As shown in figs. 1 and 3, the base plate of fruit storage cabinet 2 is downward-sloping towards elevator, is the upwards path that is used to collect the elevator 3 of fruit in its front.

Claims

1. fruit feeder for squeezer machines, it is characterized in that, the fruit elevator (3) that it has fruit storage cabinet (2), transported to a high position of squeezer top by storage cabinet (2) and by above-mentioned high position to groove that receives fruit by squeezer or horizontal conveyer (4) that mouth transports; Its elevator (3) is made up of two vertical and parallel continuous chains (7) that are synchronized with the movement, dihedral blade (9) and straight blades (10) alternately have been installed between them, the former works to carry the spoon of fruit, the fruit that the latter dishes out and carried by dihedral blade (9) at the end of the path that moves upward; Its horizontal conveyer (4) is made up of two parallel-rollers adjacent to each other (16), they are with the rotation of opposite direction and have the spiral rib (17) at reverse inclination angle, and its inclination angle becomes to make that they can export to its inlet conveying fruit squeezer (1) from its elevator when roller (16) rotates surely; Dihedral blade (9) with one surface (14) be installed in chain (7) go up, with respect to upward to directed downwards and be fixed in the strand joint (8) of each chain (7), thereby in chain (7) motion process up and down, this surface is parallel to this direction of motion, and another surface (15) are protruding and be inclined upwardly respectively and downward-sloping, and it plays fruit and carries spoon when being inclined upwardly; And straight blades (10) is at the strand joint of the fixed-site that is adjacent to its anterior longitudinal edge in each chain (7), therefore in chain (7) motion process up and down, these straight blades (1 0) are parallel to this direction of motion, and when changing the direction of motion, this straight blades is rotated, thus the fruit of when top change direction, dishing out and being carried by the dihedral blade (9) of back.

2. feedway as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, horizontal conveyer (4) is arranged on end near the path that moves upward of chain, perpendicular to the plane that limits by moving upward of chain and be a bit larger tham dihedral blade (9) apart from the distance on this plane and stretch out the width of face, so that fruit can freely be passed through.

3. feedway as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that, is provided with hinged supporting plate (18) between horizontal conveyer (4) and elevator (3), so that be dumped on the horizontal conveyer (4) from elevator (3) collection fruit and with them.

4. feedway as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, fruit storage cabinet (2) is arranged on the front of elevator (3) and has towards the downward-sloping base plate of this elevator (3), and the end of this base plate ends at the inlet that the dihedral blade enters, and fruit can not be dropped by this inlet.